Nile, Texas

Nile is an ghost town in Milam County, Texas, United States, nine miles west of Rockdale;[1] it is named after Egypt's Nile River.[2] Its population peaked at 35 in 1896, when it had two cotton gins and a general store. The school, which had 43 students in 1903, consolidated with Thorndale in 1946. Today, nothing remains of Nile.[3]

References

  1. ^ Nile at TSHA Online
  2. ^ TexasEscapes profile on Nile
  3. ^ List of Ghost towns in Central Texas
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Municipalities and communities of Milam County, Texas, United States
County seat: Cameron
Cities
  • Cameron
  • Milano
  • Rockdale
  • Thorndale‡
Milam County map
Town
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CDPs
  • Ben Arnold
  • Burlington
  • Gause
  • Praesel
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Footnotes
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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